Land Use Data for Latitude 39.75 Longitude -115.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Great Basin shrub steppe ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate drylands
Deserts
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
Soil Types
LuvisolsUnknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Adams Hill Area | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc |
| Alligator Ridge Gypsum (Surface) | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Alligator Ridge Mine (Surface) | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Mercury |
| Alligator Ridge Plant (Processing Plant) | Gold, Silver |
| Anna Tunnel | Gold |
| August Munter Prospect | Tungsten, Antimony |
| Bald Mountain Mine | Gold, Silver, Bismuth, Tellurium, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury |
| Bald Mountain Mine (Surface) | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Bismuth, Tellurium, Copper |
| Bald Mountain Tungsten | Tungsten |
| Bald Mountain/Alig Ridg-Yankee Mine (Surface) | Gold, Silver |
| Brant and Arnold Claims | Copper |
| Buck Mountain Gold Prospect | Gold |
| Carbonate Group | Copper |
| Carbonate Group (Underground) | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold |
| Casino Mine (Surface) | Gold |
| Celia Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper |
| Copper Basin Group | Copper, Gold |
| Eather Mine | Uranium, Vanadium |
| Fad Shaft | Zinc, Lead |
| Garcia Prospect | Copper |
| Glister Project (Underground) | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead |
| Gold King Group | Gold, Antimony |
| Gunman Property (Surface) | Zinc, Silver |
| Holly Extension Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead |
| Horseshoe Mine (Surface) | Gold |
| Hunter Ranch | Iron, Titanium, Metal |
| Hunter Ranch Ilmenite Claims (Placer) | Titanium, Iron |
| Little Bald Mountain Mine (Surface-Underground) | Gold, Silver, Mercury |
| LJ Ridge Deposit (Surface) | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury, Bismuth, Tellurium |
| Locan Shaft (Underground) | Gold, Silver |
| Meister (Underground) | Silver |
| Mountain View Group | Copper |
| Mulligan Prospect | Copper |
| Neutron #2 | Copper |
| Oddie Tunnel (Underground) | Molybdenum, Copper |
| Oddie Tunnel Bald Mtn., Blue Bell Group | Copper, Molybdenum |
| Pixie Claim | Silver, Copper, Zinc |
| Placer Gold, Tungsten (Placer) | Diatomite, Tungsten |
| Project Glister (Surface) | Gold, Silver |
| Rat Deposit (Surface) | Gold, Mercury |
| RBM Deposit (Surface-Underground) | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tellurium, Bismuth, Antimony |
| Redbird Group | Copper |
| Ruby Hill Gold Mine (Surface) | Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Mercury, Antimony, Zinc |
| Searchlight Group No 1-10 | Tungsten |
| Top, Mahoney Canyon, and Sage Flat Deposits (Surface-Underground) | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Tellurium, Mercury, Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Arsenic |
| West Side Center Silver Boy #1 | Lead, Copper |
| White Pine Gold Deposit (Surface) | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Mercury, Bismuth, Tellurium, Copper, Zinc, Arsenic |
| Wilcox and Frazer Claims | Lead, Silver |
| Yankee Mine (Surface) | Gold, Silver |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.